λάρναξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The suffix is seen in other instrument names like πίναξ (pínax), κάμαξ (kámax), δίφραξ (díphrax). According to Beekes, this suffix is typical of .

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lár.naks/ → /ˈlar.naks/ → /ˈlar.naks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lár.naks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈlar.naks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈlar.naks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈlar.naks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈlar.naks/

Noun

λάρναξ • (lárnax) f (genitive λάρνακος); third declension

1. coffer, box, chest
2. cinerary urn, coffin, larnax

Declension

Third declension of ἡ λᾰ́ρνᾰξ; τῆς λᾰ́ρνᾰκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ λᾰ́ρνᾰξ hē lárnax	τὼ λᾰ́ρνᾰκε tṑ lárnake	αἱ λᾰ́ρνᾰκες hai lárnakes
Genitive	τῆς λᾰ́ρνᾰκος tês lárnakos	τοῖν λᾰρνᾰ́κοιν toîn larnákoin	τῶν λᾰρνᾰ́κων tôn larnákōn
Dative	τῇ λᾰ́ρνᾰκῐ têi lárnaki	τοῖν λᾰρνᾰ́κοιν toîn larnákoin	ταῖς λᾰ́ρνᾰξῐ / λᾰ́ρνᾰξῐν taîs lárnaxi(n)
Accusative	τὴν λᾰ́ρνᾰκᾰ tḕn lárnaka	τὼ λᾰ́ρνᾰκε tṑ lárnake	τᾱ̀ς λᾰ́ρνᾰκᾰς tā̀s lárnakas
Vocative	λᾰ́ρνᾰξ lárnax	λᾰ́ρνᾰκε lárnake	λᾰ́ρνᾰκες lárnakes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• λαρνάκιον (larnákion)
• λαρνακοφθόρος (larnakophthóros)

Descendants

• → English: larnax
• → Old Armenian: լեառնակ (leaṙnak)
• → Old Georgian: ლარნაკი (larnaḳi)
  • Georgian: ლარნაკი (larnaḳi)

Further reading

• “λάρναξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN